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Dublin to Rock of Cashel
... headed the right way but made a wrong turn at first, and ended up on a two-way, single-lane road with hedges on both sides, no place to turn around. Just practicing for later when that's what our neighborhood roads are like when we stay outside Lisdoonvarna. We did eventually find the parking lot, and then climbed the very steep hill to this site, at which history has been unfolding since at least 5th century BC, when it became the seat of the ...
Waterford....Vedrafjord - 'windy city'
After Kilkenny, we stopped at the House of Waterford Crystal factory for a fascinating tour. George and William Penrose set up the original factory in 1783. Timber from surrounding forests fueled the huge furnaces producing molten crystal: 20 tons of wood fired 9 tons of glass melt. In 1799 the Penroses sold the business to their clerk who worked closely with ...
Medieval Kilkenny
... and was once the capitol of all Ireland. Narrow streets are lined with quaint shops and restaurants, all sporting wonderfully decorated windows and most with typical Irish names; i.e., O'Gorman's, Murphy's, etc. Although the town is extremely old and historical, the clothing shops hold haute fashion ...
Rolling with the Punches
... turned into 1pm before we were patched up and on our way.
On the bright side, Kelsey and I did get to do a bit of shopping while we waited for Mom and Dad to go to the mechanic. Kelsey picked up a pair of shoes that she had her eye on, and I picked up a pair of shoes because it's generally what I do when I walk into a shoe store. Obviously, the universe would not have flattened our tire unless I ...
Good for the Soul
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We decided to take the scenic route through the Wicklow Mountains, a portion of which is a national park. We stopped in Roundwood for lunch at the Coach House Tavern, a historic building with great food and huge portion sizes. Two of us had beef and Guinness casserole and two had cottage pie, which really hit the spot. Even Little D enjoyed scarfing down the beef and delicious sauce, along with a pile of mashed potatoes. We are cracked up by ...


